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Yes, it does require that, even for binaries. MIT and [23]-clause BSD are probably the most often violated FOSS licenses because most people aren't aware of tha
by xeeeeeeeeeeenu 7y ago
Yes, it does require that, even for binaries. MIT and [23]-clause BSD are probably the most often violated FOSS licenses because most people aren't aware of that.
BTW, that requirement is the reason why Boost, 1-clause BSD and 0BSD licenses are a thing.
- saagarjha 7y agoI wonder if this could end up taking more space than the code itself…
- legulere 7y agoYou can also use CC0 for software to dedicate something into the public domain.
- smartmic 7y agoOr use https://unlicense.org/ https://unlicense.org/
- est31 7y agoIn many countries, you can't release your works into the public domain. You can only license them. Thus you should generally avoid CC0.
- zokier 7y agoCC0 is explicitly designed with such legal issues in mind and includes a license for legislations that do not have direct way of putting works to PD > If the waiver isn’t effective for any reason, then CC0 acts as a license from the affirmer granting the public an unconditional, irrevocable, non exclusive, royalty free license to use the work for any purpose. https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#How_does_it_work.3F https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#How_does_it_wo... https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc...
- est31 7y agoAlright thanks for pointing that out, I misremembered it then.
- vertex-four 7y agoThe point of CC0 is that it puts things in the public domain if possible, and provides the most liberal license if not. See the "public license fallback" - https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
- fanf2 7y agoCC0 has a mildly problematic patents clause, so if you want to avoid questions about that you might prefer 0BSD. There is a longer explanation on the OSI FAQ https://opensource.org/faq#cc-zero https://opensource.org/faq#cc-zero
- legulere 7y agoBSD is unclear about patents. How is that better than explicitly stating that the license is just about copyright?
- justincormack 7y agoYes, 0BSD is the generally recommended no obligations version https://spdx.org/licenses/0BSD.html https://spdx.org/licenses/0BSD.html